- 21, feels like -30 degrees Celsius
Minus 21, feels like minus 30 Celsius. Minus 6, feels like minus 22 Fahrenheit. That has been the weather mostly like in Finland this winter. This is the coldest winter I can remember. Yes, we do get cold like this almost every year, but normally only in January or February and just for a few days or a week or two tops.
So this has been a great weather for taking the rugs out for a snow bath, a traditional and ecological Finnish way to clean your rugs. There are many ways to do it, but the temperature needs to be - 10 Celsius (14F) or colder. I use the lazy style of just throwing the rug in the snow and letting it sit there for 24 hours (or longer if I forget it :-)) Can you spot our rug in the snow?
The winter and cold came very early this year, some of the trees still had their leaves.
As soon as the first snow flakes had reached the ground, the locals started dressing up for Christmas!
This guy had ripped his balls off :-D (Christmas collar felt balls that is...)
One day we went for a walk with my husband and Manu the Great. Our dear extended family member Manu spent again five weeks with us in November and December. The river had frozen the night before. We saw a small group of tourists walking on thin ice in the direction of the old bridge. We told them to get out immediately since it is not safe. Even if the river is frozen it's not safe for quite awhile. You really need to understand the ice carrying capacity, the nature, the thickness and the strength of the ice before walking on it. For example under bridges and by flowing water the ice is often thinner or non existing. So called steel ice is stronger than frozen slush. So unless you are totally certain of what you are doing, don't do it.
My new friend Kirsikka loves to get around Porvoo and Old Town with skis, even when there isn't snow yet. Later we got a lot of snow. And more and more of it!
Manu the Great, from our extended family.
Nature has made a peek hole so you can see the cathedral from Linnamäki.
This view, looking from Maarinlahti at the direction of Porvoo Old Town, is beautiful in all four seasons.
Sometimes Ralinginkuja can be quite slippery. Luckily someone has had a heavy step and stomped intendations to the snow.
The transportation of cushions and other stuff from Vuorikatu to Välikatu has been really easy! "Pulkka Express" is also very ecological.
This is our shop at Välikatu ♥ Taiga Colors is normally open on seven days a week, but you can send me an email at jutta.kuure@taigacolors.fi just to make sure I am around if you want to visit our shop and come and say hi! I love meeting new people, so it would make me happy ♥
Thank you for the fun picture, Heidi!
The building was designed by John Settergren, and served as a post office until 1928. John Settergren has designed also the old power plant, Art Nouveau building in the same block.
group of local business men founded a private electric company in 1900. The power plant, located in the left of the picture, was built in 1903.
So our story in Porvoo continues. We are not moving back to Helsinki, at least for now. Nevertheless, with the blog I think I will stick to the name Tailor's House Tales, since it was the old tailor's house and their inhabitants Reetta and Jussi that brought us to Porvoo in the first place. I can't wait to see our new extended family when they arrive back from New Zealand! And what a change in our lives, there is some magic dust in this little town ♥
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